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accuweather's jim dickey. the size of this thing, that's what makes it so spectacular. don't pay attention to category 1 or anything like that. it's the size and how long this thing is going to hang around. days majority of the week, the real danger here. >> once it really forms with the two cells. it gains strength. frightening. >> feeding off the cold front and jet stream. >> kinetic energy. energy in motion. >>> well, the governor of connecticut is calling sandy the largest threat to human life in this state and anyone's lifetime. utility and road crews are standing by to work on what could be major power outages. a record storm surge, threatening more than 300 homes forced evacuations along the coast. governor dan malloy said the last time we saw anything like this was -- never. >> telling quote. >>> there are dire predictions about the power outages ahead. potentially millions of people without electricity for many, many days. >> and utility companies are doing what they can to get ahead of this disaster,
accuweather's jim dickey. the size of this thing, that's what makes it so spectacular. don't pay attention to category 1 or anything like that. it's the size and how long this thing is going to hang around. days majority of the week, the real danger here. >> once it really forms with the two cells. it gains strength. frightening. >> feeding off the cold front and jet stream. >> kinetic energy. energy in motion. >>> well, the governor of connecticut is calling sandy...
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accuweather's jim dickey. thank you, jim. >>> sandy is bringing air travel to a standstill along the east coast impacting travelers as far as europe and asia. >> amazing. so far more than 7,000 flights have been canceled through the evening. abc's lisa stark has more. >> reporter: at new york's la guardia airport, a madhouse, travelers scramble to get out before the storm comes in. >> we are trying to get back to raleigh, north carolina and we are stuck. >> we are basically almost having nervous breakdowns. >> reporter: the airlines are taking no chances starting to cancel flights from washington, d.c. northward. united delta, southwest, american, jet blue and usairways all announcing they will be closed for business on the east coast. a massive shutdown that will ripple nationwide. >> when there are flight cancellations in major hub cities like new york, like philadelphia, like washington, d.c. that affects travelers all over the country. >> reporter: airlines will remove planes from airports in the hurricane
accuweather's jim dickey. thank you, jim. >>> sandy is bringing air travel to a standstill along the east coast impacting travelers as far as europe and asia. >> amazing. so far more than 7,000 flights have been canceled through the evening. abc's lisa stark has more. >> reporter: at new york's la guardia airport, a madhouse, travelers scramble to get out before the storm comes in. >> we are trying to get back to raleigh, north carolina and we are stuck. >> we...
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. >> for more on where it is going and what's left we are joined by accuweather's jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, rob and paula. well, the worst looks like it is over here. sandy will slowly weaken as we head forward. a look at radar imagery, the northeast and mid-atlantic. >> okay. technical difficulty there. we apologize for that too. the question we were talking about earlier, the brunt of the storm is over. at issue, back surge, we are talking about, of course, high tide, as well, in a few hours this morning. >> i was talking with our meteorologist ginger zee. i said is it over? what more can we expect? she says there will be a back surge. with the back surge, you might expect higher wind. we don't know to anticipate more flooding, probably going to come when the sunrises. when the sun rises that's when we'll see the aftermath of the extent of the storm. sam champion our weather editor said, quote, this is the scenario everyone feared when making disaster plans. >> that's why, nickname it the perfect storms. so many dangerous factors collided and now we are
. >> for more on where it is going and what's left we are joined by accuweather's jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, rob and paula. well, the worst looks like it is over here. sandy will slowly weaken as we head forward. a look at radar imagery, the northeast and mid-atlantic. >> okay. technical difficulty there. we apologize for that too. the question we were talking about earlier, the brunt of the storm is over. at issue, back surge, we are talking about, of...
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rob, paula, back to you. >> our thanks to accuweather's jim dickey. here is maybe an indication of how things are going up here in new york. do you remember that massive crane in midtown, manhattan, that was brought down by sandy's powerful wind? well, new york's mayor says he "feels very good about it now." >> he might be the only one that feels good about it. the crane has been secured and all the gas and steam lines in that area have been turned off. that is to avoid a fire in the event that, if it were to come crashing down. the streets around there, closed. offices are said to be closed indefinitely. he says once the wind dies down, the mayor says, the city will find a way to pull it in, all ten tons of it. >> that will be an amazing operation. that is 1,000 feet in the air. you don't want to see it fall. probably shrapnel alone could do damage. the city has done a good job blocking off a significant area around, including carnegie hall, one of our famous landmarks/venues here. keeping an eye on it. keep it up there. >> it's become a tourist attr
rob, paula, back to you. >> our thanks to accuweather's jim dickey. here is maybe an indication of how things are going up here in new york. do you remember that massive crane in midtown, manhattan, that was brought down by sandy's powerful wind? well, new york's mayor says he "feels very good about it now." >> he might be the only one that feels good about it. the crane has been secured and all the gas and steam lines in that area have been turned off. that is to avoid a...
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. >> numbers tell the story and jim harbaugh has all message for all the critics. as the classic. >>> good evening, who are you calling game manager. alex smith was near perfect as the 49ers paid a visit to the desert. one drop kept him from perfection. on the not top. there is game manager, alex smith to michael crabtree. niners up 7-0. check out concentration, deflected pass and makes the grab. got both feet down, nice catch. setting up another touchdown. zooming into the end zone, niners up 17-0. smith up at the half. randy moss, vintage moss. runs 47 yards, second touchdown of the year. smith went of 18 to 19 for touchdowns touchdowns and showing up angry. as the niners crush the cardinals 24-3 and improve to 6-2. jim harbaugh was asking about the perception that smith lacked confidence at times. >> i don't think there was a question there. i think it's gobble, gobble turkey. just gobble, gobble turkey, some jive turkey gobblers. >> that is the nature of the n.f.l. it's the nature of professional sports. we only play once a week and all those days in between. >
. >> numbers tell the story and jim harbaugh has all message for all the critics. as the classic. >>> good evening, who are you calling game manager. alex smith was near perfect as the 49ers paid a visit to the desert. one drop kept him from perfection. on the not top. there is game manager, alex smith to michael crabtree. niners up 7-0. check out concentration, deflected pass and makes the grab. got both feet down, nice catch. setting up another touchdown. zooming into the end...